SEASON PREVIEW
Performances in the Arts@Tech 2016-2017 season are at the Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, and at other locations on the Georgia Tech campus. Tickets go on sale May 9. 404-894-9600, www.arts.gatech.edu.
The 25th season of performing arts at Georgia Tech will bring big band jazz, immersive hip-hop, experimental multimedia events, futuristic dance and the Five Blind Boys of Alabama.
Presented at the Ferst Center for the Arts and at other locations, the 2016-17 Arts@Tech performance season will showcase the lively arts, informed by technology.
Georgia Tech Office of the Arts director Madison Cario said this season is less about looking back than looking toward the future. “This season is about ‘the next’ and I think that’s fitting for Georgia Tech,” she said.
In chronological order, the season will offer these experiences:
‘The Wholehearted’
By the Stein/Holum Project, it is a mashup of theater and video performance, telling the story of the redemption of boxer Dee Crosby. Sept. 15-17; showtimes vary.
DJ Spooky
The hip-hop icon performs “Hidden Codes,” a mix of poetry, visuals and music; 8 p.m. Sept. 30; and “Peace Symphony,” which combines the stories of eight “hibakusha,” or survivors of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with historical footage and hip-hop sounds; 8 p.m. Oct. 1.
Greg Wohead
Intimate outdoor theater performances by Wohead include “Hurtling” and “In the Backseat of a Car (and Other Safe Spaces).” Oct. 13-15; showtimes vary.
The Second City
The famed Chicago comedy troupe presents “Free Speech (While Supplies Last).” 8 p.m. Oct. 22.
Pilobolus
In “Shadowland,” a multimedia performance using shadow theater and dance, the athletic dance company Pilobolus merges projected images with front-of-screen choreography. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27.
Hiromi
In “The Trio Project,” high-energy jazz pianist Hiromi performs with Anthony Jackson on bass and Simon Phillips on drums. 8 p.m. Nov. 4.
Joe Gransden: Sounds of the Big Band Era
Atlanta’s answer to Chet Baker, Gransden and his 16-piece band evoke the ’40s in an evening of music and dancing. 8 p.m. Nov. 11.
iLuminate
Dancers, wearable technology and light combine to create a potent adventure. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
The Grammy-winning Christmas show from the members of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame returns. 8 p.m. Dec. 9.
Alonzo King, LINES Ballet
The Georgia-born choreographer leads the LINES Ballet dancers in a performance at 8 p.m. Jan. 14, 2017.
Natasha Tsakos
This Geneva choreographer, now living in the U.S., combines eye-popping video and interactive live performance. 8 p.m. Feb. 11, 2017.
Vijay Iyer Trio
A MacArthur Fellow, performing with Marcus Gilmore on drums and Stephan Crump on bass, Iyer bridges the avant-garde and the mainstream. 8 p.m. Feb. 17, 2017.
EarFilms
Blindfolded audiences are treated to 3-D sound journeys in “To Sleep To Dream,” providing an antidote to a world of video screens. March 2-4, 2017; showtimes vary.
Katherine Helen Fisher
Fisher’s new work, “Characters,” commissioned by Georgia Tech, was developed in collaboration with electronic musician Nelly Kate and designers Leslie Rogers, Valincy-Jean Patelli, Jeepneys and Milan DelVecchio. 5 p.m. March 5, 2017.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
The sounds from this musical ensemble cross the boundaries between classical, jazz, rock and experimental music. 8 p.m. March 11, 2017.
DRUMLine Live
The team behind the Atlanta-centric movies “Drumline” and “Drumline: A New Beat” collaborate again with dancers, singers and musicians to re-create the same story, but for a live experience. 8 p.m. March 17, 2017.
Dance Canvas
“Introducing the Next” offers new choreography, new ideas and new collaborations as Atlanta’s Dance Canvas and Arts@Tech combine efforts. March 23-25, 2017; showtimes vary.
SFJAZZ Collective
A supergroup of jazz composers and performers, the collective is made up of Robin Eubanks, trombone; Warren Wolf, vibraphone; Edward Simon, piano; Matt Penman, bass; and Obed Calvaire, drums. 8 p.m. April 15, 2017.
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